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What Are Airways?

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Airways

Say: AIR-wayz

The airways in your lungs are like tubes or straws. The air flows in and out of them so you can breathe. They're also called bronchial (say: BRONG-kee-ul) tubes or bronchi (say: BRONG-kye).

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